5. Appropriations to Dept. of the Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney a. HB246 HD1 SD1 – Must pass Senate WAM by Second Decking on 4/5/2012. b. HB1779 HD1 – Must pass House FIN by First Decking on 3/2/2012.

6. Mandatory minimum sentencing for certain offenses against persons 60 years of age or older. a. SB1023 – Must pass Senate JDL by First Decking on 3/2/2012.

7. Person convicted of property theft over $100,000 may not be sentenced to probation. a. HB249 – Must pass House JUD by First Decking on 3/2/2012. b. SB1024 – Must pass Senate JDL by First Decking on 3/2/2012.

8. Felonies chargeable by written information. a. HB1771 HD1 – Must pass Senate JDL by Second Decking on 4/5/2012. b. SB2058 SD1 – Must pass House JUD by Second Decking on 4/5/2012 (This bill crossed over 1st).

9. Violation of privacy (surveillance of another in stage of undress or sexual activity to be in 1st degree and all other surveillance to be in 2nd degree). a. HB1772 – Must pass House JUD by First Decking on 3/2/2012. b. SB2059 – Must pass Senate JDL by First Decking on 3/2/2012.

10. Accused to transport witness. a. HB1773 – Must pass House JUD by First Decking on 3/2/2012. b. SB2060 SD1 – Senate WAM voting on 2/17/2012, thus positioned to cross over to the House.

11. Excluding abuse of family or household members from Rule 48, HRPP. a. SB2061 SD1 – Must pass House JUD by Second Lateral on 3/23/2012.

12. Justifiable use of force on minors for discipline. a. SB2062 SD1 – Must pass House JUD by Second Decking on 4/5/2012.

13. Allows electronic communication service providers to voluntarily disclose electronic communications to governmental agency where an emergency involving danger of death or serious physical injury to any person requires such disclosure without delay. a. HB1776 HD1 – Crossing over to Senate and must pass Senate JDL by Second Decking on 4/5/2012.

14. Long-arm statute for production of records in other states. a. HB1777 HD1 – Must pass House FIN by First Decking on 3/2/2012. b. SB2064 – Must pass Senate JDL by First Decking on 3/2/2012.

16. Restitution for victims – Increase deductions from prisoners’ earnings; Withold from prisoners’ taxes; Removes court’s authority to revoke restitution once ordered. a. HB 2514 HD2 – Dept. of Public Safety is willing to work with us to insert our “restitution” language from our bill.

17. Appropriation to Judiciary for 2 judges for domestic violence cases. a. HB2351 HD1 – Stuck House JUD, which needed to be in House FIN by the First Lateral deadline of 2/17/2012. b. SB2949 – Senate JDL deferred the measure, however, Sen. Hee said he will put the appropration in the Judiciary budget bill, which is HB 1800.

18. Appropriation for Family Justice Center. a. HB2350 HD2 – Must pass House FIN by First Decking on 3/2/2012. b. SB2950 SD1 – Must pass Senate WAM by First Decking on 3/2/2012.

1 out of 19 Legislation is Dead (Unless we insert our language into another bill)

1. Involuntary Hospitalization for Sexually Violent Predators. a. HB247 HD1 – Deferred in House HLT, which needed to pass that committee by the First Lateral deadline of 2/17/2012 and be in House JUD. b. SB1022 – Deferred in Senate HTH, which needed to pass that committee by the First Lateral deadline of 2/17/2012 and be in Senate JDL.

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On Friday, February 3, 2012 at 2:00 P.M., before the House Judiciary Committee, we (Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu) testified in support of our bills: House Bill 1777 that allows district court and circuit court judges to order the production of records by persons or entities located outside of the State of Hawaii, in all criminal cases. Requires that anyone in Hawaii served with criminal process from another state must comply with the criminal process; House Bill 1776 that allows electronic communication service providers to voluntarily disclose electronic communications to a governmental agency where an emergency involving danger of death or serious physical injury to any person requires such disclosure without delay; and House Bill 1778 that increases unauthorized computer access in the first degree to a class A felony, increases unauthorized computer access in the second degree to a class B felony, and increases unauthorized computer access in the third degree to a class C felony, and where unauthorized computer access in the first degree is charged based on the monetary value of information obtained, the minimum monetary value was raised to $20,000.

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On Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 9:00 A.M. before the House Public Safety and Military Affairs Committee, Honolulu prosecuting Attorney Keith M. Kaneshiro testified in opposition of the Justice Reinvesment bills: House Bill 2514 and House Bill 2515 mainly because it would mandate early release of certain prisoners from prison to be on parole. We feel that the Hawaii Paroling Authority should have discretion to look at everything on a case by case basis in deciding who should be released from prison and when. Moreover, the bills have no appropriation to pay for the increase of parole officers needed for the early release from prison proposal.

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On Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 10:30 A.M., Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu Keith M. Kaneshiro testified before the House Committee on Transportation supporting House Bill 2030, which requires motorists to “move over” or slow down when passing a stationary emergency vehicle on a highway.

JON RIKI KARAMATSU · In my work as a lawyer, consultant, and entrepreneur, I enjoy building and expanding companies. In my past, I served eight years as a Hawaii State Representative; owned an Internet retail business for ten years; served four and a half years as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney and Legislative Liaison for the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, City and County of Honolulu; and produced campaign, cultural, and music events since 2002. As a lawyer, I advocate for entities that need new or amended rules, regulations, and/or statutes by drafting legislation, resolutions, and/or proposals, followed by written and oral testimonies before government bodies. I also assist companies with government incentives, special revenue bonds, government applications, government permits, public and private grants, proactive legal defense strategies, product and services development, marketing, public affairs, and media affairs. Further, I review, draft, and negotiate business agreements and documents. Every so often, I help clients in settling disputes through negotiation, mediation, and/or arbitration. Further, I'm a partner in a start-up aviation fixed-base operator company in Hawaii, which we plan to break ground in 2019. I enjoy creative writing as well, completing a paranormal, romance, historical, and suspense novel based in Hawaii during the 2000s that has been copyrighted and is being shopped around for representation. I'm currently writing my second novel, a historical, romance, and suspense story based in Iraq during the U.S. occupation and war.